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Travel preparation

Some countries requires that your passport has at least 6 months validity left.

Reconfirm/check-in online with airline

Reconfirm your flights as there may be airline schedule changes. Your return flight must be reconfirmed at your destination directly with the airline 3 days prior to your departure.

Check flight info for airline & times

Check baggage weights

Personalize luggage

Make sure that your luggage has a tag with your name, address, and telephone number.
Tie a colorful ribbon or attach distinctive stickers to your luggage so that you can identify it easily, and other travelers will not take it by mistake at a busy terminal.

Insurance: Trip cancellation/medical

Change money

Check local destination weather/news

Arrange drop-off/pick-up

Get your air miles in advance

Most companies offer signup and monitoring online. Getting your air miles after your trip is a pain, so better do it in advance.

Vaccinations

Hepatitis A

Transmitted person-to-person by ingestion of contaminated food or water or through direct contact with an infectious person.

Yellow fever

Transmitted by mosquito bites. Many countries require you to have a vaccination certificate proving you got this shot, so don't forget to bring it along, or you may be denied entry at the border or airport.

Typhoid

Transmitted by the ingestion of contaminated food or water.

Malaria pills

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases progressing to coma or death.Egypt: El Faiyum (Al Fayyum) area between June - October (this area is 50 miles south west of Cairo), All other areas - very low risk, avoid mosquito bites

Hepatitis B

Transmitted by exposure to infectious blood or body fluids such as semen and vaginal fluids. The acute illness causes liver inflammation, vomiting, jaundice, and (rarely) death.

Rabies

Transmitted by animals, most commonly by a bite from an infected animal. The virus infects the central nervous system, ultimately causing disease in the brain and death.

Routine vaccinations

Recommended if you are not up-to-date with routine shots, such as measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) vaccine, poliovirus vaccine, etc.

Documents

Many countries demand that you have such a certificate when you enter their borders.

Health insurance documents

Reservations & itineraries

Copies of tickets/passport/etc.

Remember to keep a close eye on the passport copy - it's a great asset if you lose the original, but can also be used to steal your identity if it gets into the wrong hands.If you have a web based e-mail platform, e-mailing yourself scans/copies of important documents and passport info is a great alternative to hard-copies. It's easier to access, less likely to be stolen, and guaranteed to always be on hand.

Student ID/FHA/Int'l discount cards

Emergency address list/information

Guide book/maps

Passport size photos

You may need a photo to obtain passes, permits, etc.

Language book / translator / phrase book

Membership cards

If you have any of these (AAA, Hertz, Avis, Hilton, etc.), going abroad may be a good opportunity to use them.

International Student Identification Card (ISIC)

Can save you some money in Youth Hostels, trains, museums, planes, so get one if you qualify as a student.

Health & medications

Ask your doctor to provide you with a letter for any prescription medications that you are taking with you. Keep medicine in original containers, if possible.

Sunburn relief

Glasses

If you require prescription lenses in your glasses, take a spare pair of glasses with you. There is nothing worse than having your glasses break or losing them on holiday and having no spare pair to fall back on.

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